Lazaro Chacon Gonzalez

Lazaro Chacon Gonzalez (27 June 1873-9 April 1931) was the President of Guatemala from 26 September 1926 to 2 January 1931, succeeding Jose Maria Orellana and preceding Jorge Ubico.

Biography
Lazaro Chacon was born on 27 June 1873 in Teculutan, Guatemala, and he was adopted by his aunt. Chacon became interim President upon the death of Jose Maria Orellana on 26 September 1926 of angina and lifted the martial law in the country, and he defeated Jorge Ubico in elections. Chacon's reign saw the economy stabilize, but Guatemala had to deal with the Great Depression. In December 1930, a stroke forced Chacon to resign, and Ubico became the new president. Gonzalez died in April 1931 in New Orleans, United States.